FIghting Banana Bacterial Wilt in Uganda

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Language: English

Publication Year: 2015

A video by the Alliance for Science describing the fight against Banana Bacterial Wilt in Uganda. Banana Bacterial Wilt (BBW) is a disease devastating East African Highland Banana crops. In the case of BBW, a team of scientists at the National Agricultural Research Organisation (NARO) in Uganda have developed a banana variety that, using biotechnology, is resistant to Bacterial Wilt, offering the best hope for combatting the disease.

Topic

GMO

Content Pillars

Combatting Misinformation , Food Security

Focus Area

Agricultural Biotechnology , Science Communication

Keywords

Banana, GMO, Agricultural Biotechnology, Disease Resistance, Africa, Bacterial WIlt

Country

Uganda

Published Date

04 Mar 2015

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